Planeta Poesía # 1

Tribute to the 100 greatest poets of Humanity

Submitted by wpm2011 on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 10:26

"World Poet Sculpture Garden" is the first large-scale sculpture garden with the theme of poetry and poet in the world. It is located in the northern suburb of Beijing, China, very near the Great Wall, and covers an area of about 132,000 square meters (about 32.6 acre).

The prominent Chinese poet Luo Ying (Huang Nubo) moved the initiative for this project. Will be select 100 poets from the world’s greatest poets in all times. These selected poets must be those who deserve everlasting respect in the human civilization and enjoy lofty position in the world literature history by virtue of their contributions to the development of world poetry or the literature enterprise in their local countries.

The 100 sculptures will be sculptured by the talent sculptors from different countries so as to demonstrate the diversified styles of the artists and the great charm of the sculptures.

This project is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Poetry of Peking University, Zhongkun Poetry Development Fund, China Sculpture Society, and Chinese Poetry Society. The extraordinary scholars, poets, artists and sculptures from these organizations constitute “world Poets Sculpture Garden Committee” which is responsible for the implementation of “World Poetry Sculpture Garden” project. Zhongkun Poetry Development Fund will give strong financial support to this project.

The Sculpture Garden is an important cultural project. We intend to develop and promote the excellent cultures of human beings, evoke people’s respect to cultures, strengthen the understandings on poems and poets of different countries, and commemorate the great contributions that poets have made to human civilization.

"World Poet Sculpture Garden" is also the crystal of the world's most outstanding sculptures. The perfect combination of poetic spirit and sculpture art will show the world the power of poetry and the lasting artistic appeal.

The sponsors hope that the international and national poetry organizations can give strong support to this work. All of you are welcomed to participate in selecting poets and sculptors. We hope to promote this project in the way of cooperation. Please send your lists of the 100 greatest poets of human civilization to poet Luo Ying: poetry@zhongkun.com.cn and to Coordinating Committee of World Poetry Movement: worldpoetrymovement@gmail.com

“World Poet Sculpture Garden”aims to embrace the world with poetry.

This project will begin and completed at 2014.

The total investment of this project is estimated to 20,000,000 dollars and Zhongkun Poetry Development Fund will be responsible for collecting the money needed.

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Zhongkun Poetry Development Foundation

Granted and established by Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group Corporation in Feb, 2006, Zhongkun Poetry Development Foundation aims at animating and flourishing the contemporary poetry writing, research and communication so as to promote the development of Chinese poetry.

The total 30 million yuan offered by the foundation will be donated to New Poetry Research Institute of Peking University and Peking University Institute of Poetry Studies.

The above 2 bestowed or entrusted units have their own focus on using the fund. At the same time, the Foundation holds Zhongkun International Poetry Prize every 2 years, collecting and supporting the project about poetry in society.

Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group Corp. establishes a Foundation Supervision Committee to the operation of the fund. The fund is valid in 10 years started from 2006.

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China Sculpture Institute

China Sculpture Institute was approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is the only national association which boasts of legal person status in sculpture field.

China Sculpture Institute was founded in May 1992. The first president is the famous sculptor Mr. Liu Kaiqu and the second president is the famous sculpture artist Mr. Cheng Yunxian. The current president is the famous sculptor Mr. Zeng Chenggang.

Members Congress serves as the highest authority of China Sculpture Institute and the Council is the executive body.

China Sculpture Institute has individual members and group members. The amount of individual members has nearly topped 1000 in China’s provinces and cities (including Hong Kong and Macao) and Taiwan. China Sculpture Institute consists of seven departments: Office, Creation of Exhibition Department, membership Department, Foreign Liaison Department, Academic Research Department, Public Art Department, and Business Development Department. Meanwhile, the public could get rich information about sculpture from the bi-monthly "Chinese sculpture" and the official website of China Sculpture Institute. Also it is always committed to promote the collection and popularity of Chinese sculptures home and abroad by regularly holding a series of activities such as "China sculpture Exhibition".

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Poetry Institute of Peking University

1. Overview

Poetry Institute of Peking University was found in September 12th, 2010.Xie Mian, professor of Peking University, serves as the president and professor Chen Pingyuan who is the director of department of Chinese language and literature of Peking University is positioned in executive president.

In order to integrate academic resources and formulate overall plan for poetry research, Poetry Institute of Peking University integrates China Contemporary Poetry Institute of Peking University, China Ancient Poetry Research Center of Peking University and some other poetry organizations together.

2. Functions

Relying on multidisciplinary, multi-lingual and personnel-intensive academic strengths of Peking University, Poetry Institute of Peking University will launch researches on poetries in all times at home and abroad and editions on poetry critiques and poetry history. It will dedicate to collating and disseminating poetry materials, promoting poetry creation and publications, and effectively strengthening the translation of outstanding foreign poetries so as to enhance international exchanges on poetry.

The original intention of the Poetry Institute of Peking University is to "evoke aspire to poetry" and make the public "keep pursue for poetic feelings in such a society full of material desire". In the near future, explorations and researches on poetry theories will take priority and then barriers between research fields will be gradually broken. Finally, the research on Chinese poetry will become "classic and contemporary, western and Chinese ".

3. Principles

Although there are many poetry research organizations within China’s universities, it is still a great event and has drawn much attention establishing such a large scale “research institute”. Constrained by existing academic mechanism of Chinese universities, poetry research is split into three parts intentionally or unintentionally: classic poetry research, contemporary poetry research and foreign poetry research. Cultural integration between these three parts is in pressing need because this kind of split has exerted serious impact on the development of Chinese poetry. To change this situation is one of the ambitious purposes of Poetry Institute of Peking University.

4. Pinpoint

Relying on multidisciplinary, multi-lingual and personnel-intensive academic strengths of Peking University, China Poetry Institute of Peking University will launch comprehensive researches on poetries in all times at home and abroad and editions of poetry critique and poetry history. It will dedicate to collating and disseminating poetry information, promoting poetry creation and publications, and effectively strengthening the translation of outstanding foreign poetries so as to enhance international exchanges and contribute to the prosperity of Chinese culture.

5. Social sponsorship

Mr.Huang Nubo, chairman of Zhongkun Group, extraordinary alumnus of Peking University, vice president of China Poetry Institute of Peking University, invests high hopes on department of Chinese language and literature of Peking University to undertake this research. Zhongkun Group signed donation agreements with Peking University Education Fund and Poetry Institute of Peking University. According to the agreements, Zhongkun Group promised to donate 12 billion RMB to support the operation and development of Poetry Institute of Peking University.

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The Poetry Institute of China

1. Overview

The Poetry Institute of China is a national academic community which is an assembly of poets, poetry theorists, poetry editors, poetry translators and poetry educators. It is a non-profit social organization.
April 25, 2012, the third National Members Congress of Poetry Institute of China was held in Beijing. The Congress elected the third Council and the Executive Council. The new leadership established then is as following: Lei Shuyan was elected as president, Gao Hongbo, Han Zuorong, Ye Yanbin, Yang Mu, Li Xiaoyu (female), Li Songtao, Wu Sijing, Altai (Mongolian), Cheng Buao, Luo Ying, Zeng Fanhua, Fu Tianlin (female) were elected as vice president and Li Xiaoyu was also elected as secretary-general.

2. Principle

Observing and implementing policies the Party formulated on literature and art, the Poetry Institute of China will unite poets, poetry theorists, poetry editors, translators and poetry educators together. It is committed to actively disseminating sculptural information, hold academic seminars, and conduct international academic exchanges so as to improve the sculptural proficiency and theoretic level. In addition, it is trying its hard to cultivate young sculptors, publish outstanding works and organize a variety of cultural activities for the prosperity of poetry.

3 Line of business

The Poetry Institute of China is committed to:

Holding various poetry symposium and seminars;
Conducting consulting activities on poetry writing and publishing;
Carrying out academic exchanges at home and abroad;
Founding “House of Chinese Poets” where the poets could experience and exchange lives;
Editing and publishing the journal of Poetry Institute of China;
Editing and publishing collection of poetries, poetry commentaries, poetry anthology and some books which is conducive to spread poetry knowledge and improve the poets;
Establishing China Poetry Press and China Poetry Bookstore;
Setting Poetry& Art Center to spread poetry knowledge and improve poets;
Strengthening ties with economic and scientific sectors to explore the status of poetry against the background of socialist market economy.